Agassizhorn Mountain of Shame

Movie
Agassizhorn Mountain of Shame
NR 27 minDocumentary
In the Bernese Alps the Agassizhorn peak memorialises Louis Agassiz a controversial 19thcentury scientist who not only named the mountain after himself but who claimed he had discovered the Ice Age and went on to become one of the centurys most virulent most influential racists
StarringHans FässlerLukas Preiswerk
DirectorDavid Henzen

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$5,000
Original Language:German
Production Companies:Lichtgarage
Agassizhorn Mountain of Shame on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
photographyslaverycolonialismmountaineeringswitzerlandalps mountainsswiss alpspost-coloniallouis agassizswiss colonialism